CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- According to the “Belt and Road” International Skills Competition Organizing Committee, during the competition held from May 26th to 30th, Chongqing, as the host city, will exhibit more than 60 unique skills of "Bayu Craftsmen" with local cultural characteristics, so that visitors from all over the world can appreciate elegant Chongqing skills.

Kuizhou Embroidery done by Shi Shenglan's random needlework method

Kuizhou Embroidery will be displayed in the competition by the female embroiders of Fengjie

In the exhibition hall of the Organizing Committee, a Kuizhou Embroidery work which will be displayed in the competition attracts great attention. According to relevant person in charge, this work comes from a special "Bayu Craftsman" -- Shi Shenglan, a 33 year-old woman. She learned Sichuan Embroidery from her master in 2007. After learning the skills of messy needlework from Lv Cun, a Chinese arts and crafts master, she founded the Shenglan Embroidery Art Studio. She is now a non-inheritor of Kuizhou Embroidery of Fengjie.

"Kuizhou Embroidery is a kind of inheritance for me. I grew up watching my grandmother and mother do it. I began to study this technique from the age of 21, and I add the innovation of random needle embroider to the Traditional Kuizhou Embroidery on the basis to present humanities works of a hometown landscape with Fengjie characteristics. She added characteristic innovation to traditional embroidery, which is also the reason why she was selected as the "Bayu Craftsman".

"Rongchang Ramie ", exhibited at Prince Kung’s Mansion in Beijing in 2018 (Picture provided by the Organizing Committee)

Other skills to be displayed

It is known that "Bayu Craftsman" will bring a T-stage Show in a traditional dress during the contest, one of leading role is the Rongchang Ramie that had been exhibited in Prince Kung’s Mansion in 2018.

Rongchang Ramie is famous for its gentle and cool material which is suitable for summer. These "Living Textile Fossils", which can be traced back to the Han Dynasty, will be specially brought to the site of the competition, so that the participants and the audience could have a close experience.

Rongchang Pottery, known as one of China's Four Famous Ceramics, will also be on display at the competition. In addition, the "Bayu Craftsmen" from Tongliang will bring the exquisite skills to the scene; at that time, the audience can feel the shock of "Dragon Dance" on the spot.

Kuizhou Embroidery works done by Shi Shenglan (Picture provided by the Organizing Committee) 

(Translated by Luo Juan, Fathom Language Limited)